Stang201
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Did you put the broken side facing the passenger side? I would think to prevent it from sliding left (off) you would want the intact side on the drivers side.
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That is the way I did it.Did you put the broken side facing the passenger side? I would think to prevent it from sliding left (off) you would want the intact side on the drivers side.
Fail. Your friend is not a good mechanic. The pivot point of the spring is towards the middle of travel which means that the spring is pushing the pedal up at the beginning and down at the end of the travel. It switches from 'hindering' to 'helping' at the pivot point right near the clutch engagement which is why it feels so funny.So after trying the valve spring in place of the stock spring, I have decided that complete removal is the best approach. Feels so much more natural and I can actually predict the "grab" point. After going over it with a mechanic friend, we concluded that there is really no way that removal can affect the TOB or wear the clutch prematurely. For those who are concerned think about this, the spring is at its relaxed state when the clutch is to the floor, meaning that when your foot is not on the clutch, the spring is actually trying to push the clutch down. With the spring assembly in, and your foot resting on the clutch, there are now two forces pushing down on the pedal (your foot and the spring) which would likely be worse than just the weight of your foot resting on it. Therefore, removal of the spring is probably better for the clutch and TOB as you are removing downward pressure. Also, I did not actually notice any difference in the weight of the clutch and neither did my friend. Hope this helps those of you concerned about wearing out the TOB or clutch. JUST REMOVE IT.
This.Fail. Your friend is not a good mechanic. The pivot point of the spring is towards the middle of travel which means that the spring is pushing the pedal up at the beginning and down at the end of the travel. It switches from 'hindering' to 'helping' at the pivot point right near the clutch engagement which is why it feels so funny.
No it's not. Look at the video:Agree to disagree. I look at the motion of the assembly and see the spring go from compressed to relaxed in one motion.
+1 ... the mechanism is more complicated than some "mechanics" can understand.And if you're still not convinced re-read this thread and pay attention to people's feedback about the fact that the pedal does not retract all the way after spring removal!
You say complicated, I say over engineered.+1 ... the mechanism is more complicated than some "mechanics" can understand.
I will take mine out when Ford says it's unnecessary. When it's something like a sound tube I get that, but monkeying around with pedal movement (apparently few of us understand, myself included) is a roll of the dice.